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S. C. STATE

Charter #24824 · SC

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 8 in SC
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S. C. STATE has 7 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 36.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 36.3% in tier
  • + ROA 1.34% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.84% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 4.9% in tier
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 8.5% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 1.0% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 5.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 52.6% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 55.0% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 93,521
+3.3% YoY-0.5% QoQ
-2.5K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
37,268
+3.6% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
57%
Assets $1.5B
+4.6% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-262.5M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$534.3M
+6.5% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
42%
Loans $854.3M
+5.3% YoY-0.6% QoQ
$-359.4M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$369.7M
+7.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
22%
Deposits $1.2B
+4.2% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-241.4M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$450.9M
+6.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
43%

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ROA 2.1%
-8.6% YoY+11.0% QoQ
+1.3% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.7%
-43.3% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 1.3% in tier
NIM 4.2%
+6.4% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+0.8% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
4.1%
-0.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 58.5%
+16.0% YoY+6.6% QoQ
-16.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
81.4%
+7.0% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 4.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+1.8% YoY-12.6% QoQ
+0.0 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.8%
+19.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
68%
Loan To Share 69.8%
+1.1% YoY-3.0% QoQ
-13.4% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
69.5%
-0.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
16%
AMR $22,225
+1.2% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-7K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$16,971
+2.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier
CD Concentration 20.0%
+6.3% YoY+0.1% QoQ
-8.9% 28.8% 18.0% 19.8% Bottom 13.8% in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 5.9% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#6 of 115 • Top 36.3% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.34%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.05%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#12 of 79 • Top 1.0% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 2.05%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.34%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#58 of 116 • Top 36.3% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.34%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Margin Compression

decline
#5 of 24 • Bottom 1.0% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 2.05%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 2.25%
(Tier: 0.58%, National: 0.75%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.19% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
24 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 162 nationally
→ No prior data (24 CUs now) | New qualifier

Cost Spiral

risk
#4 of 11 • Bottom 5.0% in tier

Historically lean operator (<75% efficiency) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase despite strong profitability (>0.50% ROA). Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 8.05% points
(Tier: -2.46% points, National: 2.52% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 42.44%
(Tier: 53.09%, National: 64.04%)
but better than tier avg
11 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 96 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#164 of 183 • Bottom 52.6% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 5.31%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.01% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#209 of 225 • Bottom 55.0% in tier

Delinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.01% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Metric Rankings

See how this credit union ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower)

Comparing against 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
4
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 2.05%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#4 of 306 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
16
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 58.53%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#16 of 306 Top 4.9% in 1B-3B tier
20
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.20%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#20 of 306 Top 6.2% in 1B-3B tier
27
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 15.18%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#27 of 306 Top 8.5% in 1B-3B tier
44
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 19.99%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#44 of 306 Top 14.1% in 1B-3B tier
71
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 23.04%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#71 of 306 Top 22.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

276
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,135
Peer Median: $12,733
#276 of 306 Bottom 10.1% in 1B-3B tier
270
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.04%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#270 of 306 Bottom 12.1% in 1B-3B tier
261
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $22,225
Peer Median: $28,178
#261 of 306 Bottom 15.0% in 1B-3B tier
258
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 69.79%
Peer Median: 85.31%
#258 of 306 Bottom 16.0% in 1B-3B tier
239
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $854.30M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#239 of 306 Bottom 22.2% in 1B-3B tier
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